2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sandy Hollow · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Sandy Hollow than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly 27% of households are just one person. This mix of living arrangements creates a varied community where single-person homes are quite common.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Hollow — lower than 57% of areas.
| Sandy Hollow | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2333, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Sandy Hollow has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.7% of people live alone, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.7% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Sandy Hollow, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. In contrast, 42.4% of families are couples with children.
19.7% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Sandy Hollow splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sandy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13501/sandy-hollow/topic/family-households